Mount Vernon, the first summer capital
Subject(s): Americans--Politics and government, Official residences, Presidents--Homes and haunts, Summer, Tennis courts, Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate), Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, appears as it might have looked as the official summer capital, with a tennis court (a reference to the French Revolution), petitioners, government offices, and a small building on the left labeled “Executive Office.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-08-16
Creator(s)
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Mount Vernon, the first summer capital. [August 16, 1911]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285489. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dart, Harry Grant, 1869-1938. Mount Vernon, the first summer capital. [16 Aug. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285489.
APA:
Dart, Harry Grant, 1869-1938., [1911, August 16]. Mount Vernon, the first summer capital.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285489.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
